Advice: (1) Try to “fall in love twice.” Keep searching until you’ve got two really good options. (2) The purpose of multitracking is to let you easily compare and contrast options, which helps you map out the landscape of what’s possible. If incremental options aren’t helping you get smarter, you’ve probably done enough. Call off the search for more. (3) Be careful not to collect so many options that you don’t have the time or resources to “reality-test” them. (For example, the aspiring home buyer will need to limit her serious options to about 4 to 7 homes rather than 30, just because of
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